[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39959-39960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19078]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-30415; FRL-5379-9]
DeKalb Genetics Corp.; Application to Register a Pesticide
Product
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register
the product Corn Borer-Resistant Corn Containing Insecticidal Bt
Protein II, containing a plant pesticide active ingredient not included
in any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of
section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide,
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Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by August 30, 1996.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written comments identified by the document
control number [OPP-30415] to: Public Response and Program Resources
Branch, Field Operations Divisions (7506C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,
DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Environmental Protection
Agency, Rm. 1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will be
accepted on disks in Wordperfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPP-30415]. No ``Confidential Business Information''
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submission can be found below in
this document.
Information submitted as a comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information'' (CBI). Information so marked will
not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40
CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public record. Information not marked
confidential may be disclosed publicly by EPA without prior notice. All
written comments will be available for public inspection in Rm. 1132 at
the address given above, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Michael Mendelsohn,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7501W), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. CS51B6,
Westfield Building North Tower, 2800 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
22202, (703) 308-8715; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received an application from DeKalb
Genetics Corporation, 3100 Sycamore Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115-9600, to
register the product Corn Borer-Resistant Corn Containing Insecticidal
Bt Protein II (EPA File Symbol 69575-E), which contains the plant
pesticide active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki
CryIA(c) delta-endotoxin and the genetic material necessary for its
production in corn at 100 percent, an active ingredient not included in
any previously registered product pursuant to the provisions of section
3(c)(4) of FIFRA. The product is for full commercial use. Notice of
receipt of the application does not imply a decision by the Agency on
the application.
Notice of approval or denial of an application to register a
pesticide product will be announced in the Federal Register. The
procedure for requesting data will be given in the Federal Register if
an application is approved.
Comments received within the specified time period will be
considered before a final decision is made; comments received after the
time specified will be considered only to the extent possible without
delaying processing of the application.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
[OPP-30415] (including comments and data submitted electronically as
described below). A public version of this record, including printed,
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any
information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and Program
Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
[email protected]
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Written comments filed pursuant to this notice, will be available
in the Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations
Division at the address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. It is suggested that persons
interested in reviewing the application file, telephone this office at
(703-305-5805), to ensure that the file is available on the date of
intended visit.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Product
registration.
Dated: July 17, 1996.
Janet L. Andersen,
Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-19078 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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